वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-9

अभव्यो भव्यरूपेण भर्तारमनुशोचतीम् ।
अभ्यवर्तत वैदेहीं चित्रामिव शनैश्चरः ॥९॥

9. abhavyo bhavyarūpeṇa bhartāramanuśocatīm ,
abhyavartata vaidehīṃ citrāmiva śanaiścaraḥ.

9. abhavyaḥ bhavyarūpeṇa bhartāram anuśocatīm
abhyavartata vaidehīm citrām iva śanaiścaraḥ

9. abhavyaḥ bhavyarūpeṇa bhartāram anuśocatīm vaidehīm,
śanaiścaraḥ citrām iva,
abhyavartata

9. The evil one, in a pleasing form, approached Vaidehī, who was grieving for her husband, just as the planet Saturn (Śanaiścara) approaches the Citrā constellation.

Words meanings summery:

• अभव्यः (abhavyaḥ) - the evil one (Rāvaṇa) (inauspicious, evil, wicked)

• भव्यरूपेण (bhavyarūpeṇa) - in a pleasing guise (his disguise as a mendicant) (in a pleasing/auspicious form)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband (Rāma) (husband, maintainer, supporter)

• अनुशोचतीम् (anuśocatīm) - grieving for (her husband) (grieving for, lamenting)

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached (approached, turned towards, confronted)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā)

• चित्राम् (citrām) - the Citrā constellation (nakṣatra) (variegated, wonderful, Citrā (a nakṣatra))

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as it were)

• शनैश्चरः (śanaiścaraḥ) - the planet Saturn (Śanaiścara) (Saturn (the planet))

Words meanings and morphology

अभव्यः (abhavyaḥ) - the evil one (Rāvaṇa) (inauspicious, evil, wicked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhavya

abhavya - inauspicious, wicked, evil, unhappy

Negation of 'bhavya' (auspicious, good).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhavya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhavya – auspicious, good, future, becoming
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa, functioning as a noun here.

भव्यरूपेण (bhavyarūpeṇa) - in a pleasing guise (his disguise as a mendicant) (in a pleasing/auspicious form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhavyarūpa

bhavyarūpa - having a pleasing form, auspicious in appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhavya+rūpa)

• bhavya – auspicious, good, becoming
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the guise.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband (Rāma) (husband, maintainer, supporter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, maintainer

Agent Noun

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) with agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anuśocatīm'.

अनुशोचतीम् (anuśocatīm) - grieving for (her husband) (grieving for, lamenting)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anuśocat

anuśocat - grieving, lamenting, mourning

Present Active Participle (feminine stem anuśocatī)

Formed from root śuc with upasarga anu-, and present participle suffix -at.

Prefix: anu

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Vaidehīm'.

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached (approached, turned towards, confronted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-ava-vṛt

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root vṛt with upasargas abhi- and ava-, imperfect tense, ātmanepada.

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehī (Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha)

Note: Object of 'abhyavartata'.

चित्राम् (citrām) - the Citrā constellation (nakṣatra) (variegated, wonderful, Citrā (a nakṣatra))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citrā

citrā - Citrā (the fourteenth lunar mansion or nakṣatra); variegated, beautiful

Note: Object of the comparison.

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

शनैश्चरः (śanaiścaraḥ) - the planet Saturn (Śanaiścara) (Saturn (the planet))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śanaiścara

śanaiścara - moving slowly, Saturn (the planet)

Derived from 'śanaiḥ' (slowly) + 'cara' (moving).

Compound type : upapada (śanaiḥ+cara)

• śanaiḥ – slowly, gradually
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, going, walk
  adjective/noun
  From root car (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

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